David D'Souza
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David D'Souza
@dds180.bsky.social
Interested in what comes next/what works now, for work and people. Director at the CIPD (www.cipd.org) and Trustee at The RSA (www.thersa.org)

Host HR People Pod https://m.soundcloud.com/cipd

Press at press@cipd.co.uk

Thoughts expressed here are my own
ChatGPT tells me that a hot cross bun in 1733 (when it might cost one a penny) should now cost about 88p.

Meaning a modern hot cross bun is actually a bit of a bargain

Graph below. Please feel free to check its workings.

chatgpt.com/share/67feb1...
April 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Happy with the timing of this

Cheeky little bit of sun
April 10, 2025 at 9:14 AM
My name is Alexander Paddington.
Alexander Paddington
I love bread with marmalade on
No need for a plate
My sandwich is great
April 5, 2025 at 7:44 AM
I found this strangely hypnotic
March 30, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Something happened here.
March 29, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Twitter did used to have some quality content in days gone by...
March 25, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Spill tea.

End up with portrait of facehugger.

Mini-adventure
March 11, 2025 at 12:54 PM
11 years ago.

When my daughter told nursery I could shoot fire from my hands.

And when they told me that when I picked her up I just said 'Yup' and walked off.
March 3, 2025 at 9:52 AM
It's confusing when real life looks like a stock photo
February 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
German banknotes in descending order. Going through random family boxes

Bottom note is 2 marks
Top note is 200,000,000 marks
January 12, 2025 at 12:12 PM
1. Recording first @cipd.bsky.social podcast of the year. It's a Traitors special.
2. It's chilly
January 10, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Unintended consequences
December 30, 2024 at 10:02 AM
Well played
December 26, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Yep
December 21, 2024 at 5:26 PM
December 21, 2024 at 7:36 AM
Guess the Christmas movie
December 20, 2024 at 11:44 AM
Looking forward to Hold On To Your Butts. Jurassic Park acted our by 2 people in just over an hour

This is the most front row experience ever

Been told to keep our legs in as actors will be running around and might trip over us.
December 16, 2024 at 7:59 PM
If you want to visit a village as picturesque as the one in The Holiday then visit my aunt's tea shop here

Hilly's Tea Shop

g.co/kgs/jUc3dV6

It's the actual village from The Holiday

I haven't technically been paid for this message, but she used to tape Smarties to the door when I visited so...
December 11, 2024 at 9:35 PM
Sorry. Missed this one.

It was genuinely the scariest Santa's grotto ever
December 8, 2024 at 3:36 PM
May these Christmas figures haunt your dreams
December 8, 2024 at 3:27 PM
Uh huh
December 8, 2024 at 1:12 PM
What's not there to begin with...
December 5, 2024 at 7:05 PM
We went for a sneaky second tree upstairs...
November 25, 2024 at 5:39 PM
It is. The narwhal has assumed its customary place atop the tree
November 25, 2024 at 8:18 AM
Not waiting...
November 24, 2024 at 1:41 PM